Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-27
EROM syASHfNGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzETTE]
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Sept. q. 1887.

WASHINGTON, D. o.. sept. u, 1901.
MIR. B. s. Patt, formerly OF the Govern
ment printing Office, then engaged upon the
preparation of the records of the "War of
the Rebellion" and more recently assistant
engrossment clerk of the U. S. Senate, was
to day appointed engrossment clerk of that
body, vice Major SIMPSON. who died last
week.
A democrat from Warren county, Va.
here to day, says majority of the delegates
to the convention to nominate democratic
candidate for the legislature in the district
composed OF Warren and Clarke counties
are in favor of Mr.. A. M. Mcdonald, OF the
latter county, WHO has issued cir
cular taking decided ground against the
| Roanoke platform.
The President has appointed Francis NJ.
Hagan postmaster st Springfield, o., vice
| James Johnson, sr, removed.
1t is understood here to day that the pro
posed National Catholic University will not
be erected en- the site recently selected for
| it, lust north Of the Soldiers Home, as the
land doesn't lie right, and as there Is some
doubt about The title. The committee to
determine the matter definitely has not yet
met, but will do so in short time. When
| it meets the offer of Mr.. Frank Hume to
present the University with an eligible site
| of twenty-five acres on the line of tbs pro-
posed Mt. Vernon avenue will be considered.
Ex Congressman Barbour, chairman Of
the democratic State committee OF Virginia,
told the GAzETTE's correspondent to day
that ali the letters he received, and he was
ia receipt of them from all quarters of the
State, were favorable TO the democratic
cause: that the strongest and most available
| al pI for the IopISln.
ture in the several counties, and that the
| little differences that had been caused by a
| few OF the nominations, either had been, or
would soon be settled. Mr. Barbour said, in
reference 10 Judge Stuart's withdrawal rs a
| candidate in Alexandria, that il had been
| minated to rim that the Judge was under
| the impression that he, Barbour, was OPP
posed 20 him, but that there never was e
more incorrect idea that he is now AID a.
| WAYS had been the Judges friend; that he
thought the ,jndge would be as strong eau
ddate as any cns else, and that if the Judge
| would consent TO run it would be his pleas
IRE 10 promote his election to the utmost
| extent Of hs ability.
A gentleman at the Capitol to-day said
Generfl Hunton. CT Virginia, meeting his
friend, Congressman Mills, Of Texas, here,
advised him to modify and explain his late
designation of the platform of the Virginia
democracy as republican platform" and
that Mr. Mills aaid he would do both, and
proceeded TO tell him how he would do so,
but that after hearing him for few mo-
ments, the General told him he reckoned it
would be better to let the matter stand "a it
was.
Some of Mr.. Frank Hume's friends made
another effort to-day to induce him to say
he would accept the democratic termination
tor the Virginia legislature in Alexandria
city and county if rendered him, but with
what result is not known.
Tho decision Of The IT, s. Circuit Court at Bos.
ton yesterday dismissing the suit brought by at
torney General Garland to null the Bell Tele-
phone patent is the subject Of no little talk here
TO. day, and, it is needles TO say, that talk is not
| favorable to Mr.. Garland, by reason of the fact
that he is the owner OF million and a half stock
in another telephone patent for which he never
| paid cent.